Thursday, April 8, 2010

Question of the Week....

I've decided to make Thursdays my "Question of the Week" day because I always have questions and am always interested in people's answers.

This Week's Question: If you won lottery, how many people would you tell?

YogaGirl and I have a tradition we started a few years back. When MegaMillions is over 75 million she buys us tickets and I do the same with PowerBall.

Of course, I call her the night of the drawing and tell her to start packing up her desk because she'll be giving notice to her employer, BUT, do you really want people to know you won it big?

I wonder how many people would come out of the woodwork with their hand out (visualizing the priest in the movie the Jerk asking for a donation to help fight cat juggling) and also wonder if people would treat you differently?

YogaGirl and I know how we'd accept the prize money anonymously, but it's the people who heard about it indirectly.

Just for the record, we played Powerball last night and won NOTHING -- not even $3.

i wouldnt really tell anyone except for a few close people. i might tell my boyfriend if we are together at the time. i would tell my parents and maybe my best friend. and even then i wouldnt say how much i own. if i won a million dollars i would say i won like 100k or something like that. i dont trust anyone to keep their mouth completely shut. it would somehow get out. and no matter how anyone is, family/friends or not, everyone at some point will have their hands out. i dont mind helping friends and family but anyone can get greedy w/o realized it when it comes to money.

The Pretend Husband and I discuss this frequently. We would definitely accept the money anonymously and tell only our closest family members. We also say we would keep pretty much the same lifestyle, but who knows?

Also, our plan has the one fatal flaw that neither one of us ever buys a ticket.

I'd blog about it! I'd tell all of my bloggy friends, throw a party for all of us! I'd tell my sister and fly her out. I'd love to see her and meet my nephews. I'd visit my favorite in Aunt in Minnesota. I'd tell my neighbors and throw a party for all of us but as for the rest of our extended family, they'd probably never find out. ;)Hugs!!

A couple I know who won did the smart thing - arranged with their lawyer to put it all into controlled trust fund, then and only then let it be known who had won. It stopped all the grabby-loos in their tracks to find that the money was already encumbered in the trust.

LMB, I would keep it to immediately family, a few close friends and my employer. But just like YG, I would speak to my lawyer, tax accountant and financial planner. Next oldest sister makes me nervous, I can see her causing a problem with wanting her 'fair share.' Sometimes winnign the lottery can be a curse!

Considering my current situation, I would love to tell my soon to be ex husband that I just won money that he has no access to...however I would probably have to call my lawyer before I did that...so, I would have to say my closest friends and my family. Then I would call the lawyer and the accountant! And then I would call Chanel and tell them to keep the store open late because Mama needs a new, expensive purse!

On one hand I'd love to tell the world, but bad people do bad things, and leeches come out of the wordwork in the guise of relatives, co-workers and so-called friends so that may not be such a good idea.

On the other hand, I'd probably tell next to no one and go on a big massive shopping spree by myself.

I never thought about who I'd tell, just what I'd do with the money!!! I think I'd try to keep it quiet, but I have no faith in anyone else's ability to keep it a secret. I would never do what those people on the TV show about lottery winners do--never. People would end up knowing, though, because I'd leave my job and spend half the year abroad!

What a great question. I would TRY not to tell anyone. I would take the money and put it into a bank account. I would tell my husband I got a big raise at work so we could start fixing the house up. I would NOT tell my kiddos because then they would want THINGS. (New car? IPad?) Then I would use the money to happily live the rest of my life without having to worry about money!Lindsey Petersen

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I started this blog in 2008 as an outlet while unemployed for 4 years. Now that I'm employed, I need an outlet to being just another employee in the company's database.
I still live in a fixer-upper, still married to a man that makes me laugh, and am still amazed at people's behavior -- some good, some funny, but all amaze me.